Carmi Chiropractor receives internal medicine distinction

Wednesday

Jan 16, 2013 at 12:00 PM

The National University of Health Sciences in Lombard has announced Dr. Rhonda J. Button of Carmi as one of an elite group of physicians by receiving post-doctoral board certification as a Chiropractic Internist.

Special to The Times

The National University of Health Sciences in Lombard has announced Dr. Rhonda J. Button of Carmi as one of an elite group of physicians by receiving post-doctoral board certification as a Chiropractic Internist.

To achieve this distinction, she attended over 300 post-doctoral education hours in topics such as cardiovascular disease, prevention/diagnosis management, facts of the neoplastic process and examining the cancer patient, immunology and allergy, upper and lower gastrointestinal disease, bloodwork interpretation and chronic degenerative disease. Completing the coursework qualified her to sit for a three-part board certification exam administered by the American Board of Chiropractic Internists.

The difference between a medical internist (M.D. or D.O) and a chiropractic internist (D.A.B.C.I.) is that the chiropractic doctor treats the patient without the use of prescription medications. The goal of natural treatments is working toward improving the patient's health rather than masking their symptoms.

"The benefit of this is that the patient is spared from all of the side effects that are inherent to all medications," states Dr. Button. "In many cases, the patient can completely reverse the disease process and eliminate their need for medication altogether."

With more and more people seeking out natural alternatives to prescription medicines, having a doctor with this type of certification is of great value for our area.

"Patients are gravitating toward natural options for their health, and I feel I am meeting a definite need in not only our community, but in the surrounding area as well," said Dr. Button. "There are no other chiropractic internists within a four-hour drive of Carmi."

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